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奥

おく

inner part, back (of...)

Mnemonic

The scissors were at the very back of the drawer the whole time, behind an oak おく box nobody has opened in years: おく.

Worth knowing

Same sound as 置く おく, 'to put'. 奥 is the depths of something. And 奥さん is somebody's wife. 背中 せなか is the back on your body.

Built from

inner part, depths
Something shut deep inside a frame, with 大 spread across the bottom.

Also read おく

to put, to place

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